In the Bible, tzaraat is a skin disease that can take many different forms, and in particularly bad cases can manifest itself on one’s clothing, belongings, and house, in addition to the skin. …

The meaning of these terms is obscure, but they may suggest that tzaraat consists of an abnormal skin texture as well as color. However, rabbinic interpretation almost universally …

Tzaraat was an affliction of the skin (or clothing or house) discussed extensively in the Bible (notably the Torah portions of Tazria and Metzora) that would cause the sufferer to become …

Tzaraat ("Leprosy"): A supra-natural bodily affliction (often mistranslated as leprosy).

For tzaraat is something that is separated from this world. And that is indicated since the one with tzaraat is evicted from the encampment of Israel, and does not have a relationship to the world…

2023年4月19日 · [1] For a discussion of what disease the term might be referring to, see Yitzhaq Feder, “Tzaraat in Light of Its Mesopotamian Parallels,” TheTorah (2017). For another …

In Leviticus 13 and 14, we encounter a strange disease called tzaraat, which can be contracted by human beings, walls, stones, or cloth. Tzaraat has been translated variously as "'scale …

When it appears on human flesh, it is at least possible to think of tzaraat as a disease, but this is certainly not the case when it appears on inanimate objects. Moreover, houses and garments …

Despite its lengthy coverage of tzaraat, biblical “leprosy,” the Torah omits discussion of its cause, its infectiousness, and its treatment. Comparison to the Mesopotamian rituals pertaining to a …

2021年4月14日 · The rules of the skin condition called tzaraʿat begin with a series of descriptions of the signs that indicate its presence, such as swelling, rash, and white discoloration. The …